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Conditions at Playa Tivives in March
March: Long-Period South Swell Meets the Dry Trades
March continues the dry-season pattern but with a more pronounced southern-Pacific swell component. The average period jumps to 12.9s, reflecting a stronger contribution from long-period SSW pulses, and we see the SSW swell share at 50.9% with S at 19.8%. In practical terms this is seldom big surf - average swell height sits at 1ft (0.3m) and around 99% of observations remain below 1.6ft (0.5m). The onshore S/SSW/SW/WSW wind sector is fairly active at 36.4%, but offshore N/NNE/NE/ENE flow is still 30.7%, giving the spot occasional clean morning windows before seabreezes kick in. Rain is very low at 0.24mm/day and the water has warmed to 28.8°C. A wind-for-surfing ideal time of 1% sounds low, but in March the real score is catching a SSW pulse before the onshore flow messes it up.
Average Spot conditions at Playa Tivives in March
Swell history for March
Wind history for March
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Playa Tivives during March. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at Playa Tivives for your next trip in March.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Playa Tivives for March. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at Playa Tivives.